After rising 5-10 EUR/tonin this week, the prices of rebar North-Western Europe this week remained stable due to the manufacturer still tough to sell.

In the West Germany and Benelux, rebar prices are trading at 520-535 EUR/ton, including transfer, while the offer two week ago from the previous production cost more than about 10-34 EUR/ton due to the expensive cost of scrap and its time for manufacturers to improve to profits.

"Price increases not only more expensive, but for scrap manufacturers to risen prices to offset the previous losses by accepting low prices." a trader said.

There large customers have returned to the market and now they have include enough steel until January 2013, while some steel stock are kept low survival and only buy enough to be used. The German manufacturer key is contract and have nearly enough sales to December 2012. In December manufacturer will take 2-3 weeks to enjoin X-Mas.

The basic factors is not too bad, a numberof important project such as new airport in Berlin is about to be deployed.

In France, the market is relatively well due to the large number of buyer andhasreturnedtothemarketandcurrentlyexistssufficientreservesfor1.5-2months.Pricescurrentlystand at530 EUR/ton,includingtransfercharges.Themarket participantspredictthatpriceswillremain stable untilMay12,buta number ofotherconcernedinternationalmarketscrapsteelpriceswill impactin Europeduetoimportactivitiesin Turkeybegantoslow back.